Charlenex3

Hi Terry: I had a face, eye and neck lift done at Rosenstock 5.5 months ago and am fairly happy with it. Dr. Cohen was the surgeon. I had asked specifically that he do a very gentle lift, I wasn't trying to look 20 again but wanted about 10 yrs off of this face. I'm pretty content with the results although I think now that I wish I had requested that he be a bit more aggressive with the face lift. The end result is that my eyes are much more open which is great, I can read properly again, and my nasal labial folds are a little less predominant. And the neck looks a bit better too. I don't see the changes as much when looking in the mirror as I do when I compare my before and after pics which my husband took. I'm still confident about Rosenstock clinic - although I have to agree, the after visits tend to feel quite rushed, although I did have 4 app'ts after my surgery. I would never have any implants done there as there were 4 people with problems at the recovery place (none were done by Rosenstock I should add). There's one CR surgeon who is notorious for having to give blood transfusions after surgery - which ends up costing you more and is not safe at all! I also would try to find a better place to recover than where I stayed, maybe pay a little more and have more attentive care for the first few days after surgery. Charlenex3

Contact this woman - she's the US intermediary for the Rosenstock-Lieberman clinic in San Jose, CR {contact information edited} Nora is highly informed of all the goings on there! Let me know if you get this info and if you need anything else. You should probably stay somewhere fairly close to the clinic for the first week or so, or at least have access to it (rides from where you're staying as opposed to taxis) After that try staying at Casa Laurin (ask for Ginette the owner, she is VERY helpful!). If you want a really great place to stay near the airport (but it's a bit time consuming to get to the doctors from here), try Vista Del Valle, the owners are American, it's a good removal from the city, you can eat right there, and the bungalows/duplexes are really nice to stay in. Although the internet access from there isn't great, you have to use the computers in their office area. No TV's either, so bring some good reading material. GOOD PEEPS there! -- Editor note: The user must be contacted privately to share this information. Click on the username to email.

Good luck with that! If you are successful, it would be great if you enter the info on this blog so that others can attempt the same thing successfully. When you find there are more than 4 women who used the same doctor and had horrid problems shortly after surgery &, who weren't paid enough attention to after surgery, we do need to figure out a way to stop those particular 'surgeons'. I truly hope that this year resolves all of those issues and that you get some good assistance, legally, emotionally, and physically.

Hi Bonnie Jean: What a shame you have had to deal with a botched surgery, especially to the point where you have permanent problems. Have you been to local surgeons (I see you're from Kelowna - I'm originally from Nelson/Vancouver areas) ? Maybe if you try the UBC dept of medicine, they may help you out? It does seem difficult to sue anyone down there from what I hear. Generally they offer that if you come back they'll correct the problem. I've been blogging more on the realself.com page that says costa rica is it safe? Hope that 2009 is a much better year for you! PS. It did take me a full 3 months and I"m still not fully recovered. My eyes were always a little off symetrically previous to surgery and they're still that way. (apparently no one is perfect in that regard). I wish you well!

Hi again ccacr: Are you saying that you have successfully sued your doctor? If so, can you send the info so I can pass it along to the 3 women who have all had botched breast surgeries asap please! They are really struggling. Thanks. PS I use the other site on realself.com called costa rica surgeries is it safe